Anthony Geraci is a 2021 Blues Music Award Winner for Instrumentalist-Piano from the Blues Foundation in Memphis, TN.Anthony Geraci and the Boston Blues All-Stars were nominated for Band of the Year in 2021. After a sold-out European Tour through France, Germany, Belgium, Denmark and the Czech Republic ( fall 2022) Anthony is now available for select dates in 2023.He has a long history in the American Blues Community. Is an original member of Sugar ray and the Bluetones, and Ronnie Earl and the Broadcasters- he has recorded with both artists extensively. Anthony has been nominated for the prestigious Instrumentalist-Piano ( formally the Pinetop Perkins Piano Award), for six consecutive years – 2016 through 2021. bringing the total to 15 individual BMA Nominations. His latest recording Blues Called My Name (Blue Heart ) debuted at nr2 on The Living Blues radio Chart upon his release. Anthony has been featured on over 50 recordings with some of the biggest names in Blues Music. He has recorded with Blues Icons : Big Walter Horton, Carey Bell, Odetta, Big Jack Johnson, Charlie Musselwhite, Lazy Lester, Snooky Prior and John Brim. As well as contemporary artists : Kenny Neal, Sugaray rayford, Debbie Davis, Billy Branch, Bob Corritore, john Primer, G.E.Smith, Welch/Ledbetter, Zora Young, Tas Cru, Kilborn Alley, The Proven Ones, and Duke Robillard. Grammy Nomination : Super Harps I ( Telarc.) –
-Blues Music Award Nominations~
2016 -Album: Fifty Shades Of Blue (Delta Groove)
-Traditional Album: Fifty Shades Of Blue
-Song of the Year: “Fifty Shades Of Blue” (Geraci) -Instrumentalist-Piano (formally Pinetop Perkins Piano Award.)
2017 -Instrumentalist-Piano
2018 -Instrumentalist-Piano
2019 -Album: Why Did You Have To Go (Shining Stone) -Traditional Album: Why Did You Have To Go -Instrumentalist-Piano
-Song of the Year: “Angelina, Angelina” (Geraci) -Traditional Male Blues Artist -Band of the Year
2020 -Instrumentalist-Piano
2021 WINNER Instrumentalist-Piano –Band of the Year
2022 -Contemporary Blues Album
2022 -Keyboards
-What the critic’s are saying…-
“Blues Music Award-winning keyboardist, songwriter, and composer Anthony Geraci unleashes a lifetime of greatness on his new solo album Blues Called My Name. Available now on Blue Heart Records, the set finds Geraci sounding better than ever on a winning mix of vocal tracks and instrumentals. There are no missteps on the record, though, and nothing here misses the mark. Anthony Geraci is a beast on all levels and may well be the finest keyboardist in roots music today. Mike O’Cull-Rock & Blues Muse” Blues Called My Name est un album très réussi proposé par le pianiste de Boston qui, outre en fait d’être un musicien de grand talent, est un homme d’une grande gentillesse doublé d’un véritable transmettre de connaissances qui donne pour la formation des jeunes ! Fred Delforge ZICAZINE/European Blues Union. ” Every cut on Blues Called My Name is solid, with Geraci showcasing his outstanding keyboard work throughout. It’s just one more piece of evidence that Geraci is one of the better instrumentalists in the blues world today.”Bill Mitchell-Blues Bytes.“Blues Called My Name is een fantastisch album.” Gerrit Schinkel-Bluestown Music ( The Netherlands). “It just doesn’t get any better than this .” Richard Ludmerer- Making A Scene.
BOOKING INFO
AVAILABLE June 2nd >june 30th 2023 Juli 1st > July 30th 2023 Sept. 1st > sept. 30th 2023
LINE UP
- Anthony Geraci: Lead vocals/El.Piano
- Paul Loranger: Bass
- Barrett Anderson: Guitar
- Kurt Kalker: Drums
BOOKING
- Fred Klee fred@moonboytalent.com
ARTIST LINK anthonygeraciblue.com
